In the Bexar County, Dallas-Fort Worth, El Paso, and Houston-Galveston-Brazoria areas, as defined in §115.10 of this title (relating to Definitions) compliance with the requirements in this division (relating to Offset Lithographic Printing) must be determined by applying the following test methods, as appropriate:
  (1) Test Methods 1-4 (40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 60, Appendix A) for determining flow rates;
  (2) Test Method 24 (40 CFR Part 60, Appendix A) for determining the volatile organic compound content and density of printing inks and related coatings;
  (3) Test Method 25 (40 CFR Part 60, Appendix A) for determining total gaseous nonmethane organic emissions as carbon with the modification that the probe and filter should be heated to the gas stream temperature, typically closer to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (177 degrees Celsius) to prevent condensation;
  (4) Test Methods 25A or 25B (40 CFR Part 60, Appendix A) for determining total gaseous organic concentrations using flame ionization or nondispersive infrared analysis;
  (5) the United States Environmental Protection Agency guidelines series document "Procedures for Certifying Quantity of Volatile Organic Compounds Emitted by Paint, Ink, and Other Coatings" (EPA-450/3-84-019, effective December 1984);
  (6) additional performance test procedures described in 40 CFR §60.444 (effective October 18, 1983);
  (7) minor modifications to these test methods if approved by the executive director; and
  (8) test methods other than those specified in this section if validated by 40 CFR Part 63, Appendix A, Test Method 301 (effective December 29, 1992) and approved by the executive director.

Source Note: The provisions of this §115.445 adopted to be effective December 3, 1993, 18 TexReg 8538; amended to be effective May 27, 1994, 19 TexReg 3703; amended to be effective March 7, 1996, 21 TexReg 1548; amended to be effective May 16, 2002, 27 TexReg 4113; amended to be effective April 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 2579; amended to be effective May 16, 2024, 49 TexReg 3292